Replacing Firewall On 65 Coupe

a fire wall is a major job especialy in a 65-66 thats about all that holds the front clip in
you will have to support the car and front fraim rails, level it with jack stands start by removing the tar and sealer at the seam were the cowl and fire wall meet,drill out all the spot welds around the top and down the side of the fire wall,inside you will have to drill the spot welds acros the floor and fire wall ,dont drill the spot welds at the floor support and floor towards the seat box as that will be all that is holding the frame rails to the car . the cowl top will be the same drill all the spot welds around it ,use a spot weld cutter that only cuts the outer layer dont go through the bottom layer at the wind shield every thing else you can drill right through, once you get the old pieces removed post again and i can help with the install, hope you arm holds out its a lot of spot welds just take your time and you can do it, oh yeah there will be hidden spot welds between the cowl pannel and the fire wall so remove the cowl top first

your going to need some measurements with all that you have removed already
alighnment may be a little tough now. for now dont seperate it from the fire wall i will see if i can get some measurements from one of mine ,should be braced across the tranny tunnel from door jamb to door jamb to keep the sides from moving in or out and attach the bracing on top of the tunnel as well, 1+1 tubing will work and and tack it to the tunnel as well ,tack weld the ends to the door jamb, that measurement is 54 1/2 from inside to inside of door jambs ,do this first then go from there

you will have to square the front again ,a little more square tube there will help
it can be done so dont give up it will just take some measureing and a little leveling,lots of welding ,i will load some pics on my pc to use for measurements,just let us know when you are ready for the next step. Jim